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Descriptor English: Musaceae
Descriptor Spanish: Musaceae
Descriptor Musaceae
Scope note: Familia de plantas del orden ZINGIBERALES, subclase Zingiberidae, clase Liliopsida, más conocida como banana (MUSA). Su esbelto falso tronco, constituido por vainas de hojas superpuestas en espiral, puede alcanzar alturas de 15 metros (50 pies), con una corona de largas hojas en la parte más alta.
Descriptor Portuguese: Musaceae
Descriptor French: Musaceae
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.618.937.555
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D028522
Scope note: A plant family of the order ZINGIBERALES, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida best known for banana (MUSA). The slender false trunk, formed by leaf sheaths of the spirally arranged leaves, may rise to 15 meters (50 feet). There is a crown of large leaves at the top.
Annotation: prefer specific plant
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Zingiberales (1998-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35971
Unique ID: D028522
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Musaceae - Preferred
Concept UI M0333080
Scope note A plant family of the order ZINGIBERALES, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida best known for banana (MUSA). The slender false trunk, formed by leaf sheaths of the spirally arranged leaves, may rise to 15 meters (50 feet). There is a crown of large leaves at the top.
Preferred term Musaceae



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